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ER Custom Stat Icon Arcane (Color)

Arcane (神秘, Shinpi) is one of the main attribute stats in Elden Ring.

Attribute governing discovery.
Also affects holy defense, vitality, and certain sorceries and incantations.
''Elden Ring'' explanation.

The Tarnished's Arcane stat affects which weapons they can wield effectively and affects the damage output of weapons which have Arcane scaling. Increasing Arcane will also increase Discovery, which increases the chance of finding drops from enemies. It will also contribute to the Tarnished's Holy Defense and Vitality, which increases resistance to Death Blight. Increasing Arcane also affects weapons with Blood Loss, Poison, Madness and Sleep build up, increasing the rate at which they inflict status effects.

The Tarnished can level Arcane by spending Runes at Sites of Grace. The Tarnished has a base discovery rate of 100, with each level in Arcane increasing Discovery by 1. Increasing Holy Defense has soft caps at 20, 35 and 60 Arcane. Vitality increased through Arcane has soft caps at 15, 40 and 60 Arcane.

Items that increase Arcane[]

Semi-permanent
Temporary
  • Fingerprint NostrumElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: Increases Intelligence by 6 for 90 seconds. Also increases Mind, Intelligence, and Faith by 6 and drains 3 HP per second (270 HP total) for the same duration. Counts as a Body Buff.
  • Godrick's Great Rune: Great Rune that increases Arcane by 5 upon activation with a Rune Arc. Lasts until death or until the Great Rune is switched out, and also increases Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith and Arcane by 5 until death or the Great Rune is switched out.
  • Lamenter's MaskElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: Tool that causes a transformation into a Lamenter and increases Arcane by 8. Lasts until death and increases Holy damage negation by 20% and all other types of damage negation by 5% but prevents any armor pieces from being equipped or worn.
  • Oath of Vengeance: Unique skill of the Grafted Blade Greatsword that increases Arcane by 5 for 60 second upon activation. Costs 20 FP and also increases Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane by 5 for 60 seconds and greatly increases Poise for 5 seconds.
Arcane Holy Defense Vitality Holy Gains Vitality Gains
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Arcane requirement for armaments[]

Arcane Armament
1 Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear
2 Obsidian Lamina
3 Bloody Helice
4 Serpent Bow
5 Morgott's Cursed Sword
6 Marais Executioner's Sword
7 Albinauric Staff
8 Maternal Staff
9 Rivers of Blood
10 Dragon Communion Seal
11 Regalia of Eochaid
12 Eleonora's Poleblade
13 Reduvia
14 Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword
15 Poleblade of the Bud
16 Clinging Bone
17 Flowerstone Gavel
18 Putrescence Cleaver
19 Bloodfiend's Fork
20 Ripple Blade, Ripple Crescent Halberd